Australian Family Physician is the official journal of The Royal Australian College of General Practitioners. It is a peer reviewed journal publishing original articles and reviews dedicated to meeting the ongoing educational requirements of general practitioners. Held in high esteem within general practice, AFP has been documenting the work of GPs in Australia for more than half a century and has a proud history of carefully balancing practical clinical updates with high quality research articles, delivering the profession an independent and stimulating medical journal that engages and informs, contributing to GPs ongoing educational requirements.
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Weird Skin Stuff Vol 38, (7) 465 - 560
The theme for the July issue of AFP is Weird Skin Stuff.
This month's articles include Presentations of rash, Cutaneous melanoma
- atypical variants and presentations, Blistering skin conditions,
Difficult to diagnose skin cancer - the 'aggresive' BCC and Skin
manifestations of systemic disease.
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The AFP Clinical Challenge comprises a total of 16 multiple choice
questions, which have been drawn from articles within the current issue
of AFP. There are 4 Category 2 QA&CPD points available.
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AFP Practice Challenge online
The AFP Practice Challenge is a set of written responses to
questions relating to the current issue of AFP.
You can compare your responses to other participants and get feedback.
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points available.
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Sexual Health
The theme for the May issue of AFP is Sexual Health. This month's articles include Sexual health, Catching up on contraception, Syphilis, the great mimicker, is back, Lesbian and bisexual women's sexual health and Bacterial vaginosis - more questions than answers.
Sleep
The theme for the May issue of AFP is Sleep. This month's articles include Insomnia, Sleep apnoea – a general practice approach, Kids that go bump in the night, Restless legs syndrome, Sleep and depression – theory and practice and The patient centred medical home – a new model of practice in the USA.
Cancer Screening
The theme for the April issue of AFP is Cancer Screening.
This month's articles include Cancer screening in general practice,
Cancer screening – pros, cons, choice, and the patient, There’s cancer
in the family, Bowel cancer screening – a role for general practice and
Bridging the gap between primary care and public health.
Engaging men in health
The theme for the March issue of AFP is Engaging men in health. This month's articles include Men and mental health, Engaging men in health care, Men and depression, The newly single man, Post-traumatic stress disorder – best practice GP guidelines, The ‘iron salute’ in haemochromatosis, Cally’s carpal complaint and A cutaneous horn on the ear.
Summer Salad
The theme for the January/February issue of AFP is summer salad. This month's articles include controversies in type 2 diabetes, breastfeeding knowledge, working with patients with intellectual disabilities, compounded medicines and 'off label' prescribing, management plans for anaphylaxis, HPV vaccination catch up program, venous thromboembolism and general practice as a career.
